Bulk collection of sand and its transportation in violation of rules that restrict it — sand is a minor mineral — continue despite the crackdown by the state government on the “sand mining mafia”.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/tracking-system-soon-curb-illegal-sand-mining
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nisha-nambiar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-pune
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pune-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-minerals
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environmentalists
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/state-expert-appraisal-committee-seac
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec